President Droupadi Murmu meets the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Montenegro, in Lisbon. | Photo Credit: ANI President Droupadi Murmu arrived on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) in the second leg of her two-nation State visit, becoming only the second Indian Head of State to visit the Slovak Republic. The President landed in Vienna after concluding … Read more
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Port of Rodman in West Panama. | Photo Credit: AP US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) that the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure. Speaking at a ribbon cutting for … Read more
President Donald Trump is displayed on a television on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. stocks dropped after a second day of stunning reversals. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 per cent on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) after wiping out an early gain of 4.1 per … Read more
Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) issued a stern warning against threats to ban her age-old Awami League, saying that the party is not a “parasite” or did not emerge with floodwaters. “Their (the interim government) audacity astonishes me,” she said, in a virtual address to party workers and supporters … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on April 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports are set to reach 104% on Wednesday (April 9, 2025), the White House told AFP, as Washington doubles down on planned action after Beijing vowed a “fight to … Read more
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference during his visit to Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo Tuesday April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP China’s expansion of its armed forces is “staggering”, NATO’s chief said on a visit to Japan beginning on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) aimed at … Read more
The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems”. File | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems” on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) as it faces growing pressure from Beijing in the disputed South … Read more
Joined by fired federal probationary workers, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks at a news conference about the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) a Judge’s order for President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire … Read more
President Donald Trump is seen on the television as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on April 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Wall Street stocks surged higher early Tuesday (April 8, 2025) as global markets rallied following deep losses in hopes of trade agreements that would … Read more
At least 18 people died, and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic. File | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 18 people died, and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic … Read more